Yes, you can smoke after security at Tbilisi International Airport (TBS). Georgia’s strict 2018 indoor smoking ban specifically exempts the transit zones of airports, and travellers report an open-air smoking terrace off the airside departure lounge.
Tbilisi International is Georgia’s main gateway, operated by TAV, and handles the bulk of the country’s international traffic. Unlike most of Europe, Georgia’s smoking rules leave room for airside smoking thanks to a deliberate exemption written into the national law.
Where to Smoke
The main smoking option is an open-air terrace or balcony accessible from the airside departure lounge (traveller-reported). The indoor departure hall itself is smoke-free, so you step outside onto the terrace to light up. Georgia’s strict 2018 indoor smoking ban explicitly carves out “transit zones of airports,” which is why airside smoking survives here when it has disappeared from most neighbouring countries.
Before security, you can also smoke at uncovered areas near the terminal entrance landside.
Vaping
Georgia’s 2018 law treats e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products the same as cigarettes. That means vaping is banned in enclosed areas and allowed only where smoking is permitted — the airside terrace and the outdoor areas near the terminal.
Summary table
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Airside open-air terrace | Yes | Off the departure lounge (traveller-reported) |
| Enclosed indoor | No | Departure hall is smoke-free |
| Outdoor landside | Yes | Uncovered areas near the terminal entrance |
| Vaping | Designated areas only | Same rules as cigarettes |
For Georgia’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Georgia airport guide.